BALCO celebrates Mitanin Diwas by organizing a felicitation ceremony for them

Balconagar, Korba, November 27, 2021 //// : Bharat Aluminium Company (BALCO), India’s iconic aluminium producer, organised a felicitation ceremony recently, on the occasion of Mitanin Diwas. The main objective behind this event was to appreciate the efforts of Mitanins and to instill a sense of motivation in them. The event was held at Anubhav Bhavan, Housing Board, Balconagar by the CSR department.

Appreciating the initiative, Mr. Abhijit Pati, CEO and Director, BALCO, said, “BALCO is sincerely committed towards welfare of the communities residing in the vicinity. Mitanins of the region have played a significant role in facilitating the CSR projects of the organization in maternal health and data collection for vaccination. Celebrating Mitanin Diwas offers an encouraging opportunity to recognize their hard work and to infuse a sense of confidence in them.”

sThe event was conducted under BALCO’s umbrella project on health, water and sanitation named ‘Project Arogya’. The project supports community with interventions in Primary Health Care and by creating awareness on various diseases. Major components of the project include: Rural Health Post, regular health camps, awareness drives specially on HIV and TB, and maternal and child health programmes. The project has impacted more than 24,000 beneficiaries during the current fiscal year.

About Vedanta Limited:

Vedanta Limited, a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources Limited, is one of the world’s leading Oil & Gas and Metals company with significant operations in Oil & Gas, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Iron Ore, Steel, and Aluminium & Power across India, South Africa and Namibia. For two decades, Vedanta has been contributing significantly to nation building. Governance and sustainable development are at the core of Vedanta's strategy, with a strong focus on health, safety, and environment. Vedanta has put in place a comprehensive framework to be the ESG leader in the natural resources sector. Vedanta is committed to reducing carbon emissions to zero by 2050 or sooner and has pledged $5 billion over the next 10 years to accelerate the transition to net zero operations. Giving back is in the DNA of Vedanta, which is focused on enhancing the lives of local communities. The company’s flagship social impact program, Nand Ghars, have been set up as model anganwadis focused on eradicating child malnutrition, providing education, healthcare, and empowering women with skill development. Under the aegis of the Anil Agarwal Foundation, the umbrella entity for Vedanta’s social initiatives, the Vedanta group has pledged Rs 5000 crore over the next five years on social impact programmes with a thrust on nutrition, women & child development, healthcare, animal welfare, and grass-root level sports. Vedanta and the group companies company have been featured in Dow Jones Sustainability Index 2020, and was conferred Frost & Sullivan Sustainability Awards 2020, CII Environmental Best Practices Award 2020, CSR Health Impact Award 2020, CII National Award 2020 for Excellence in Water Management, CII Digital Transformation Award 2020, ICSI National Award 2020 for excellence in Corporate Governance, People First HR Excellence Award 2020, ‘Company with Great Managers 2020’ by People Business and certified as a Great Place to Work 2021. Vedanta’s flagship Nand Ghar Project was identified as best CSR project by Government of Rajasthan. Vedanta Limited is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit www.vedantalimited.com

About Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO):

Bharat Aluminium Company (BALCO) is a subsidiary of Vedanta Limited, operating a 0.57 million tonne per annum aluminium smelter in Korba, Chhattisgarh. It is part of Vedanta’s Aluminium Business, a division of Vedanta Limited, which is India’s largest producer of Aluminium, producing almost half of India’s Aluminium i.e., 1.96 million tonnes in FY21. Vedanta Aluminium is a leader in value-added aluminium products that find critical applications in core industries. With its world-class Aluminium Smelters, Alumina Refinery and Power Plants in India, the company fulfils its mission of spurring emerging applications of aluminium as the ‘Metal of the Future’ for a greener tomorrow.

बालको की ‘आरोग्य’ परियोजना के अंतर्गत हुआ मितानिनों का सम्मान

बालकोनगर, 27 नवंबर, 2021। वेदांता समूह की कंपनी भारत एल्यूमिनियम कंपनी लिमिटेड (बालको) ने मितानिन दिवस पर मितानिनों का सम्मान समारोह आयोजित किया। मितानिनों को उनके उत्कृष्ट कार्यों के लिए प्रोत्साहित करने के उद्देश्य से बालको की सामुदायिक विकास परियोजना ‘आरोग्य’ के अंतर्गत आयोजित समारोह में बड़ी संख्या में मितानिनों ने भाग लिया। समारोह बालकोनगर के अनुभव भवन मंे आयोजित हुआ।

बालको के मुख्य कार्यकारी अधिकारी एवं निदेशक श्री अभिजीत पति ने मातृ-शिशु स्वास्थ्य के क्षेत्र में मितानिनों के योगदान की सराहना की। उन्होंने कहा कि मितानिनों के सहयोग से एकत्रित आंकड़ों के जरिए बालको को स्वास्थ्य संबंधी अनेक कार्यक्रम जरूरतमंदों के लिए संचालित करने में मदद मिलती है। उन्होंने मितानिनों के सम्मान में आयोजित समारोह की प्रशंसा करते हुए कहा कि इससे मितानिनों में आत्मविश्वास का संचार होगा और वे अपनी कर्तव्यवपराणता से मातृ-शिशु स्वास्थ्य के क्षेत्र में नए आयाम स्थापित करेंगी।

बालको की आरोग्य परियोजना के अंतर्गत ग्राम चुईया और परसाभाठा में स्थापित वेदांता ग्रामीण चिकित्सालयों के जरिए संयंत्र के आसपास स्थित ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों के नागरिकों को स्वास्थ्य के प्रति जागरूक बनाया जा रहा है। इसके साथ ही इन केंद्रों के जरिए जरूरतमंदों को निःशुल्क दवाइयां और चिकित्सकों द्वारा स्वास्थ्य परामर्श दिए जाते हैं। वित्तीय वर्ष 2020-21 में ‘आरोग्य परियोजना’ के जरिए लगभग 24000 ग्रामीणों को विभिन्न प्रकार की चिकित्सा सुविधाएं दी गईं। वेदांता ग्रामीण चिकित्सालयों में बालको के चिकित्सकों द्वारा ग्रामीणों का उपचार किया जाता है। चिकित्सालयों में प्राथमिक उपचार के साथ ही तपेदिक एवं एच.आई.व्ही. एड्स के प्रति जागरूकता कार्यक्रम जिला स्वास्थ्य विभाग के समन्वयन में संचालित किए जाते हैं।